Emily Campbell retains Commonwealth weightlifting gold
Emily Campbell has successfully defended her Commonwealth Games women's +86kg weightlifting title in Glasgow, sealing gold with a 148kg clean and jerk before posting a Games-record 155kg and finishing on 278kg as track cycling finals began at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome. The England star's dominant day-seven win kept her Commonwealth crown intact and set the tone for a busy session of home-nations sport.
Key Takeaways
- Emily Campbell retained England's women's +86kg Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow.
- She sealed the title with a 148kg clean and jerk, then lifted a Games-record 155kg and closed on 163kg for a 278kg total.
- Malaysia's Siti Aqilah Farhana Draman took silver on 253kg, with Canada's Etta Mae Love on 250kg for bronze.
- Track cycling finals followed at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, with Wales' Emma Finucane helping set a team sprint qualifying record.
How did Emily Campbell retain her title?
On day seven of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Campbell only needed one clean and jerk to win. She cleared 148kg easily, moving her total to 263kg and putting her 10kg clear of Draman in second.
She was not finished. Campbell then beat the previous Commonwealth Games clean and jerk mark of 154kg by landing 155kg. Her coach called for one more attempt, and she went out on a high with 163kg, pushing her combined total to 278kg.
Earlier in the snatch, Campbell lifted 110kg on her first attempt and later made 115kg on her third try to level New Zealand's Tui-Alofa Patolo at the halfway stage. Draman had moved into a strong position after a 140kg clean and jerk for 253kg overall, but Campbell's opening successful lift left her out of reach.
Who finished on the women's +86kg podium?
The final standings underlined how clear the contest became once Campbell started the clean and jerk. Campbell topped the podium on 278kg for England. Draman of Malaysia finished second on 253kg. Eighteen-year-old Love of Canada claimed bronze on 250kg after a late surge that included a 144kg clean and jerk.
Patolo had led after the snatch but failed to convert that advantage when she could not clear 135kg and 136kg in the clean and jerk. The result left Campbell as the clear champion and confirmed England's headline weightlifting moment of the day.
What happened next as track cycling began?
Attention then shifted to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, where seven gold medals were on the line in a high-octane track and para-track session. Qualifying had already produced records, including a Commonwealth Games mark of 46.972 seconds from the Welsh women's team sprint trio of Emma Finucane, Lowri Thomas and Rhian Edmunds.
That Welsh time was 0.180 seconds faster than England's Katy Marchant, Sophie Capewell and Rhianna Parris-Smith, setting up a gold-medal showdown later. Athletics finals from 19:00 BST, including Scotland's Laura Muir in the 5,000m, and netball involving Northern Ireland, Wales and England also featured on the day's wider schedule.
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